Faint Memories

Colonel Bob’s on speaker. Hey! That reminds me of something. Not just all the fun we had – those pilots sure know how to have fun: is that in Thereby Hangs A Tail? But something else, something about …

“Just wondering how we’re doing, Bernie?” he says.

Bernie rubs his chin. He hasn’t shaved in a day or two, so his hand makes a rasping sound. I like that sound but prefer when Bernie shaves. Never liked beards, and besides we have to look professional in this business. We’re partners in the Little Detective Agency, me and Bernie. I do my best to look professional. Janie’s my groomer, the best groomer in the whole Valley. She has a great business with a great business plan: Janie’s Pet Grooming Service – We Pick Up and Deliver.

“I’m talking about Astrid,” Colonel Bob says.

“Yeah,” says Bernie. “Maybe we should meet.”

“Dry Gulch?” says Colonel Bob. “In an hour?”

“Okay.” Bernie hangs up and turns to me. “Where’s that damn flow chart?”

Flow chart? A faint memory rises in my mind, kind of like that fish I once saw in the canal. We have a canal here in the Valley – have I mentioned that already? And then, just like that fish, the faint memory sinks back down, out of sight. I don’t let it bother me.

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Pondering. I'd say that Bernie went to LA and found Astrid shacking up with Foster but….He would have told Col. Bob immediately. And why does he need the flow chart if he found them? Ane he hasn't shaved in two days….Pondering.

Way to go MollyPop! Wow, it was Kirby's flow chart wasn't it? Or am I wrong?

UPDATE of Dan: HE WANTS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL!!

And, for once, we agree. They LOST his liquids, gave him diarrhea and last night there was a FIRE on his ward. A FIRE!! The staff exited and slammed closed the patients's doors . . . Dan could hear everything, including the silence and then the firemen and then the all clear.

Love a duck! Needless to say we're a bit peeved. The hospital said they were moving Dan out today back to Rehab. We have called the Rehab place to make sure that the hospital is telling the truth. Rehab is getting back to us.

In this time of "interesting" happenings, I wonder if my OTAS's F has it right in saying we need a HUGE gong and ring it. Perhaps it would bring this strange world into some kind of alignment.

Melanie: I'm glad you like Lie To Me. One of the best films that Tim Roth was in is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Gary Oldman (another excellent British actor) and Richard Dreyfuss are also in it. It's based on Tom Stoppard's play of the same name; Stoppard wrote the screenplay.

I suppose I wouldn't blame it just on the doctors as a whole bunch of other people work there. Gosh, I wonder if that's the drill in the hospitals around here – slam the patient doors and get out in case of a fire? Egad, as FK would say.

Yikes! I had not been following Astrid very closely. I say "hat tip" to anyone who can keep this straight.

G & BB, please ask your mom for mine if there is anyway to get the iphone pictures from the phone to the blog.

The door closing thing is actually pretty standard until the particulars of the fire are known. If it is a false alarm (as it frequently is here) it is better not to disturb the patients and the doors serve as a temporary fire break. Then, if it is determined to be a real fire, patients are moved determined by where the fire is and their status. You do not want to move a seriously injured or sick person unless you have to.

Not defending YOUR hospital or anything, but dad is with the fire department and our Angie is with the hospital here.

Grandma!… We went to see Grandma this morning….sigh….She looks pretty weak, but she was able to eat some breakfast….sniffle…They managed to get her heart rate down around 160ish. It skyrocketed last night and we feared the worst….snort!…But she is tough and pulled through once again….whew!…We met her mother as we were leaving the nursing home outside on the sidewalk and they both started crying….grunt!….I don’t know why, Grandma is still with us, no use in that crying thing…snuffle!

Jasper's mom here. Yes it is the "norm" in a hospital to close all doors immediately when the alarm is sounded, regardless of the location of the fire. Idea is to keep the fire/smoke from spreading. Patients are not moved immediately upon the sounding of the alarm.

Melanie, sounds like the hospital handled the fire alarm correctly. Too bad they didn't communicate better with the patients. Of course, they still lost Dan's lab stuff so better hustle back to rehab.

MacyMP, Lordy mom is so stupid with the phone, we wouldn't trust her to tell your mom anything. But you can send the picture to an email address so maybe send the pics to ur home computer and save. Then she could add the pics with her comments. Also, our charger cord can convert to plug into the computer. Maybe you can download them somehow.

It seems to me that if Bernie had found out anything about Astrid he would have told Col. Bob immediately. Instead he's been doing something else and not shaving for two days. Of course, another problem we have is that Bernie and Spence became combined in the comment, "Where's that damn flow chart?" which is so funny.

A couple of weeks ago Rio said he wanted a picture of me with one of my "finds" from the chicken coop. I talked Barb into snapping some shots, so do you still want us to post one or 2? They really aren't too gross or anything.

Barb and Maggie: I cried lots when I read, "Racing in the Rain", and yet, it was a very good book.

A quote from the book I'm reading now, "Shattered", by Dick Francis: "…sleep, which practically never knitted up any ravelled sleave of care, had made things slightly worse." Hey! I know where that reference is from.

Dawson: I love that book "Shattered". Got it around somewhere, but I'll take your word on the quote.

MagPie: Wonderful work! And you are so beautiful and that Rat is so dead.

Thanks all for the good thoughts. Dan is not in Rehab YET! Mostly what he was upset about in the fire episode was they said nothing after the episode even though most of the patients heard the whole thing.

They wouldn't let him loose today, they lost another lab. They did move his room to another floor. But the room doesn't have lights, though it does have a TV. Also they haven't fed him dinner yet.

Okay, now he is eating. He still has no lights and no phone. He can call out on his cell, but we can't get in touch with him. So I called the nurse's station and complained about the phone and the electricity. I was not pleasant.

Dan!…Maybe the Fire at the Hospital has caused all these problems….geeze!!

Twins!…Speaking of FIRE! The Twins are at it again tonight! Lets hope they can keep it up till the end this time!…Wow!…Where’s Alice? No baking tonight Alice! …sniff!…Your shortbread was not that lucky last night!…heh!

Shattered: The protagonist is a glass blower who is given a video tape from his friend, a jockey killed in a fall during a horse race. The video is subsequently stolen before the glass blower even watches it and he starts getting visits and beatings from those who think he knows where the video is.

Rio: I'm glad your friend's grandmother is doing better. Mom's grandma is 96, and she just went to live in a nursing home, but she fought them all the way. She's always been pretty ornry — she says so herself!

Melanie: Sorry for all the problems at the hospital, but I'm glad Dan's feeling better. It sounds like he's another ornry one!

Maggie: Wow-whee!!! That's one dead rat!!!

Bee: I need to go eat supper now, but since you so thoughtfully catalogued the changes that need to be made in the flowchart, I might give it another try when I get back!

Oh NO!…The Yankees are up 4 – 2! Did the Manager of the Twins get tossed out of the game???….snort!…. Her mother called and we had the sound turned off but I thought I saw him getting tossed out?…. Grunt!

B and M — The Art of Racing in the Rain was a abig hit in our household too. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you will have a much greater appreciation for the joy of life when it is done. There is also a great promo video for the book that I am sure you easily find on You Tube. Enjoy. Wookie

Stover!…Have you seen the latest Rubicon episode? (you special lady, you!)…heh!…Chet is always looking out for you….snorkel! …I just want to kick him in the butt for not having an Avatar yet!…snort!… We are still watching Rubicon, so no spoilers please…sniff!

Just got back from the monthly quilt club meeting and I guess I am happy to have missed this game. (sob sob sob) Also I am glad to have missed the whining and complaining by Mr Staff. He was W. and C. this afternoon even before the game.

So now we have to go to NY and try to win 3 straight. I think I will buy bookworm and spend the next week playing that instead.

Melanie,

Two words of advice. Patient Advocate. All hospitals have them. Request to talk to one. Make sure the nurses and doctors know you are doing this (ask them for the number/name). Believe me it helped me immensely. You may have already talked to yours today, but if not, please do so.

AbbieTheKat!…Get a grip! Bernie and Chet always go to the Dry Gulch Saloon…geeze!…Bernie will bring Col Bob up to speed and the case will be over and out we think….heh!…You must think something else is going to happen between Col Bob and Bernie, is that why you are worried???…grunt!

Wookie!…Please have a safe trip and send postcards to the blog if you can!…grunt!…I know I will miss you a lot!…snuffle!

Stover!…Rubicon! Wow!…snort!…I now think I don’t trust anyone except the guy I have not trusted all along…Kale….He has turned out to be maybe, a big help…gasp!….The analyst in the suit will be manipulated very easily me thinks…grrrrrr!

Wolfie!…Admin has had a very long time to come up with an Avatar. But it apparently is not on his important “To Do” list by any means…snort!

Wolfie!…We are going to watch some of the Giants vs Braves game now…heh!…Until someone says we have to go to bed…drat!

Stover!…He better have some morals…snuff!…I know he is smart as all get out, but he is also ambicious…grunt!…The big-guy is only tempting him because he believes our good guy is dead by now…(i cannot remember these names!)…cough!

Rio: Grant (the analyst in the suit) was ambitious and jealous of Will at the beginning but I think he's changing. (He helps Tanya when she's on probation sorting those piles of paper. He wouldn't have done that earlier.) I think he respects Will now.

OK guys, sorry I didn't get back to you last night, but Mom zoned out pretty early and I couldn't get back on the computer. Anyway, here's the revised — and I hope final — version of the flowchart. (Paws crossed — you know I always have trouble with this thing!)

OK, I can't get this thing to work — my boy says he's been having problems too, so maybe it's not me, maybe it's our dumb system. Oh, well. Maybe you can all print out the old one, then just take a pencil and update it!

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